diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14876c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+name: release-please
+
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_GITHUB_PAT }}
+          release-type: node
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae4c017
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+## 1.0.0-rc.0 (2024-02-28)
diff --git a/changelog.config.js b/changelog.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..849cdbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+const config = require('conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits');
+
+module.exports = config({
+  issuePrefixes: ['#'],
+  issueUrlFormat: 'https://jira.cms.gov/browse/{{prefix}}{{id}}',
+});
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 529e7ab..15a7541 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^20.11.21",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.21.0",
+        "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": "^7.0.2",
         "eslint": "^8.57.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.1.0",
         "eslint-config-standard-with-typescript": "^43.0.1",
@@ -516,6 +517,12 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/array-ify": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/array-ify/-/array-ify-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-c5AMf34bKdvPhQ7tBGhqkgKNUzMr4WUs+WDtC2ZUGOUncbxKMTvqxYctiseW3+L4bA8ec+GcZ6/A/FW4m8ukng==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/array-includes": {
       "version": "3.1.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/array-includes/-/array-includes-3.1.7.tgz",
@@ -765,12 +772,34 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-dOy+3AuW3a2wNbZHIuMZpTcgjGuLU/uBL/ubcZF9OXbDo8ff4O8yVp5Bf0efS8uEoYo5q4Fx7dY9OgQGXgAsQA==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/compare-func": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compare-func/-/compare-func-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zHig5N+tPWARooBnb0Zx1MFcdfpyJrfTJ3Y5L+IFvUm8rM74hHz66z0gw0x4tijh5CorKkKUCnW82R2vmpeCRA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "array-ify": "^1.0.0",
+        "dot-prop": "^5.1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/concat-map": {
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-/Srv4dswyQNBfohGpz9o6Yb3Gz3SrUDqBH5rTuhGR7ahtlbYKnVxw2bCFMRljaA7EXHaXZ8wsHdodFvbkhKmqg==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": {
+      "version": "7.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits/-/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-7.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NKXYmMR/Hr1DevQegFB4MwfM5Vv0m4UIxKZTTYuD98lpTknaZlSRrDOG4X7wIXpGkfsYxZTghUN+Qq+T0YQI7w==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "compare-func": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/cross-spawn": {
       "version": "7.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz",
@@ -866,6 +895,18 @@
         "node": ">=6.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dot-prop": {
+      "version": "5.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dot-prop/-/dot-prop-5.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QM8q3zDe58hqUqjraQOmzZ1LIH9SWQJTlEKCH4kJ2oQvLZk7RbQXvtDM2XEq3fwkV9CCvvH4LA0AV+ogFsBM2Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "is-obj": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/es-abstract": {
       "version": "1.22.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-abstract/-/es-abstract-1.22.4.tgz",
@@ -2118,6 +2159,15 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/is-obj": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-obj/-/is-obj-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-drqDG3cbczxxEJRoOXcOjtdp1J/lyp1mNn0xaznRs8+muBhgQcrnbspox5X5fOw0HnMnbfDzvnEMEtqDEJEo8w==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/is-path-inside": {
       "version": "3.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-path-inside/-/is-path-inside-3.0.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3feb0d3..b6c293d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "changelog": "conventional-changelog -n ./changelog.config.js -i CHANGELOG.md -s -r 0"
   },
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^20.11.21",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.21.0",
+    "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": "^7.0.2",
     "eslint": "^8.57.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.1.0",
     "eslint-config-standard-with-typescript": "^43.0.1",